Jakob Bruno

Jakob Bruno (12 January 1780-5 February 1814) was a colonel of the Austrian Empire who commanded a regiment of Hussars during the Napoleonic Wars. He died from the effects of quicklime during the Battle of Chatillon-sur-Seine in 1814 during the War of the Sixth Coalition.

Biography
Jakob Bruno was born in Celldomolki in Hungary in 1780, and enlisted in a regiment of Hussars in 1796 during the French Revolutionary Wars. He fought in the Italian Campaign against Napoleon's army for two years before becoming a Sergeant. He was promoted to Colonel after experience in the Napoleonic Wars in the 1800s, including the Battle of Austerlitz.

Bruno commanded a regiment of Hussars during the Defense of France campaign of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814), serving under the command of General Karl Philip Schwarzenberg. In the Battle of Chatillon-sur-Seine, Bruno led his regiment in a charge against the French left flank, but was bombarded by quicklime shot from French howitzers. Bruno was hit in one volley, and his flesh was incinerated, killing him and hundreds of his hussar cavalrymen.